Johannine Literature: With an Introduction by R.A. Culpepper

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Johannine Literature: With an Introduction by R.A. Culpepper
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Prof R. Alan Culpepper
By (author) John M. Court
By (author) Ruth Edwards
By (author) Barnabas Lindars
SeriesBiblical Guides
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:328
ISBN/Barcode 9781841270814
ClassificationsDewey:226.506
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Sheffield Academic Press
Publication Date 1 May 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The highly popular Sheffield New Testament Guides are being reissued in a new format, grouped together and prefaced by one of the best known of contemporary Johannine scholars. This new format is designed to ensure that these authoritative introductions remain up to date and accessible to seminary and university students of the New Testament while offering a broader theological and literary context for their study. Alan Culpepper introduces the Johannine Writings as a whole, illuminating their distinctive historical and theological features and their importance within the New Testament canon.

Author Biography

R. Alan Culpepper is Dean, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia. John M. Court is Honourary Senior Research Fellow, University of Kent, Canterbury, England. Ruth Edwards was formerly, teacher of New Testament at King's College, Aberdeen. The late Barnabas Lindars, SSF, was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis in the University of Manchester.

Reviews

"This volume provides a useful introduction to the corpus as a whole that, one hopes, will entice readers to pursue their study of the Johannine literature in more depth." -Adele Reinhartz, Religious Studies Review